Shudder Announces ‘Halfway to Halloween Month’ April Event
March 24, 2020The premium horror streaming service, Shudder, is launching Halfway to Halloween Month for April and is debuting a laundry list of new content.
Additionally, new subscribers can get the whole month FREE, by using the code: SHUTIN.
The month of April has long been celebrated by horror fans as the halfway point to October and, more specifically, Halloween! This year, Shudder is making an official launch out of it as the, Halfway to Halloween Month. The AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror is set to offer its biggest month of non-October programming ever.
April 1
The Friday the 13th Collection (1980-89)
The Voorhees are crashing the party and no summer camp is safe! The collection includes the first eight films in the franchise: Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part III (1982), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989).
The Exorcist (1973)
April 2
Cursed Films: The Exorcist (1973) – Episode I
This Cursed Films installment will mark the first in a five-part documentary series, exclusive to Shudder, which will explore the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s most-notoriously ‘cursed’ horror films.
April 3
Halfway to Halloween Hotline [3-4pm (ET)]
Each Friday in the month of April, Shudder’s head curator, Samuel Zimmerman, will offer callers live, personalized picks for ‘what to watch’.
April 6
Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2017)
This documentary explores the rise of terror as entertainment by going behind-the-screams and into the lives of those responsible for creating the most-controversial full-contact haunted house of all-time, as it also paved the way in spawning the growth of subculture and horror simulation.
Tales of Halloween (2015)
This critically-acclaimed anthology weaves together 10 chilling tales from some of the top horror directors in the genre.
April 9
Cursed Films: The Omen (1976) – Episode II
Cursed Films: Poltergeist (1982) – Episode III
April 10
Halfway to Halloween Hotline [3-4pm (ET)]
April 13
Absentia (2011)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
We Are What We Are (2013)
April 16
Cursed Films: The Crow (1994) – Episode IV
Cursed Films: Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) – Episode V
April 17
Halfway to Halloween Hotline [3-4pm (ET)]
April 20
Extremity (2018)
Voice From the Stone (2017)
April 23
0.0Mhz (2019) – A Shudder Original
A Shudder Original: Members of a paranormal exploration club go to an abandoned house in the remote small town to prove the existence of a ghost using radio frequency-based technology. Unfortunately, the young students unwittingly become the ghost’s host.
April 24
Halfway to Halloween Hotline [3-4pm (ET)]
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs [9pm (ET)] – Season 2
Joe Bob Briggs, Darcy the Mail Girl and Co., are out to prove that ‘the drive-in will never die’. The second installment of a weekly Friday night double-feature streams live, exclusively on Shudder TV.
April 27
The Siren (2019)
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)
This documentary centers on Kane Hodder and spotlights overcoming a dehumanizing childhood, including a near-death burn accident, to propel his way to a Hollywood horror icon, including as Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th franchise. Meet the man behind the mask in this gut-wrenching and inspiring story.
April 30
Wolf Creek (2016-Present) – Season 2
Make sure to join in on the conversation, all month long, using both #ShudderShutIn and #HalfwaytoHalloween! Tag us at #GalaxticPop as well and let us know what you’re watching as well.
